The defeat of Jakarta’s Christian governor (Ahok) on April 19 after an ugly campaign featuring mass rallies by hardline Islamists and a trial for blasphemy revealed the extent to which Saudi-inspired Salafis have made inroads into Indonesia.
Read MoreINDIA -- Swinging wildly from chemical dependency to religious fervor is a dilemma for counselors who aim to prevent risks of substituting addiction to chemicals with a dependence on religion.
Read MoreThough progressive Muslims push for a secular public life, a growing demand for Islamic criminal punishment codes, known as hadd or hudud, which set Pakistan on the road to ruin, is worrying.
Read MoreThree years after a car bomb devastated the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egyptian culture is thumbing its nose at Islamic terror.
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